2020 Montana State Auditor election

The 2020 Montana State Auditor election took place on November 3, 2020, to elect the next state auditor of Montana. Incumbent Republican auditor Matt Rosendale did not seek re-election, instead opting to run for U.S. House. Republican businessman Troy Downing defeated Democratic state Representative Shane Morigeau to succeed Rosendale.https://montanafreepress.org/2020/11/04/troy-downing-wins-election-as-state-auditor/ Primary elections took place on June 2.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Troy Downing, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018

Eliminated in primary Nelly Nicol, businesswoman Scott Tuxbury, insurance underwriting firm owner

Declined Matt Rosendale, incumbent state auditor (ran for U.S. House)

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Shane Morigeau, state representative

Eliminated in primary Mike Winsor, attorney

Results

General election

Results

By county County Troy DowningRepublican Shane MorigeauDemocratic Roger RootsLibertarian Margin Total Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %Beaverhead3,73667.38%1,51027.23%2995.39%2,22640.14%5,545Big Horn2,06343.36%2,52253.01%1733.64%-459-9.65%4,758Blaine1,36244.29%1,59251.77%1213.93%-230-7.48%3,075Broadwater3,03575.91%78319.58%1804.50%2,25256.33%3,998Carbon4,39263.07%2,25332.35%3194.58%2,13930.72%6,964Carter74688.92%667.87%273.22%68081.05%839Cascade22,26257.44%14,51437.45%1,9795.11%7,74819.99%38,755Chouteau1,83863.36%92731.95%1364.69%91131.40%2,901Custer4,00369.41%1,45625.25%3085.34%2,54744.17%5,767Daniels76178.53%18118.68%272.79%58059.86%969Dawson3,51674.63%97220.63%2234.73%2,54454.00%4,711Deer Lodge1,92340.14%2,57953.83%2896.03%-656-13.69%4,791Fallon1,27385.21%16410.98%573.82%1,10974.23%1,494Fergus4,69173.77%1,39321.91%2754.32%3,29851.86%6,359Flathead37,05263.13%18,84532.11%2,7934.76%18,20731.02%58,690Gallatin29,66543.24%33,88149.39%5,0527.36%-4,216-6.15%68,598Garfield71089.76%486.07%334.17%66283.69%791Glacier1,71130.38%3,70565.78%2163.84%-1,994-35.40%5,632Golden Valley41082.66%7114.31%153.02%33968.35%496Granite1,33164.86%61129.78%1105.36%72035.09%2,052Hill3,68452.06%2,95241.72%4406.22%73210.34%7,076Jefferson5,03662.82%2,58032.19%4004.99%2,45630.64%8,016 Judith Basin1,01377.74%24018.42%503.84%77359.32%1,303Lake8,45951.59%7,26344.29%6754.12%1,1967.29%16,397 Lewis and Clark20,10448.42%19,24946.37%2,1635.21%8552.06%41,516 Liberty77874.24%23422.33%363.44%54451.91%1,048Lincoln8,30872.03%2,70123.42%5254.55%5,60748.61%11,534Madison3,93365.91%1,66227.85%3726.23%2,27138.06%5,967McCone90883.07%14913.63%363.29%75969.44%1,093Meagher81374.86%21920.17%544.97%59454.70%1,086Mineral1,71068.13%65926.25%1415.62%1,05141.87%2,510Missoula25,01335.71%41,32559.01%3,6975.28%-16,312-23.29%70,035Musselshell2,29281.19%40914.49%1224.32%1,88366.70%2,823Park5,74050.59%4,96043.72%6455.69%7806.88%11,345Petroleum29084.55%3610.50%174.96%25474.05%343Phillips1,88680.81%38116.32%672.87%1,50564.48%2,334Pondera1,96266.71%86029.24%1194.05%1,10237.47%2,941Powder River92984.61%12711.57%423.83%80273.04%1,098Powell2,20770.49%77124.62%1534.89%1,43645.86%3,131Prairie56078.76%11816.60%334.64%44262.17%711Ravalli18,51066.14%8,30729.68%1,1714.18%10,20336.45%27,988Richland4,44779.34%87715.65%2815.01%3,57063.69%5,605Roosevelt1,82546.62%1,87547.89%2155.49%-50-1.28%3,915Rosebud2,34062.92%1,19132.02%1885.06%1,14930.90%3,719Sanders5,29070.55%1,87024.94%3384.51%3,42045.61%7,498Sheridan1,29167.20%52427.28%1065.52%76739.93%1,921Silver Bow6,86437.50%10,38856.75%1,0525.75%-3,524-19.25%18,304Stillwater4,28475.81%1,12919.98%2384.21%3,15555.83%5,651Sweet Grass1,75772.42%51821.35%1516.22%1,23951.07%2,426Teton2,50069.21%96326.66%1494.13%1,53742.55%3,612Toole1,52973.90%42420.49%1165.61%1,10553.41%2,069Treasure36781.37%7516.63%92.00%29264.75%451Valley2,93770.89%99123.92%2155.19%1,94646.97%4,143Wheatland78675.14%20819.89%524.97%57855.26%1,046Wibaux47183.22%7613.43%193.36%39569.79%566Yellowstone49,43960.12%28,25034.35%4,5485.53%21,18925.77%82,237Totals326,74255.32%232,63439.39%31,2675.29%94,10815.93%590,643

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Hill (largest city: Havre) Lewis and Clark (largest city: Helena)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Gallatin (largest city: Bozeman)

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